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VH-CZP. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22648-789. Was also registered as: N181AW; XA-MAE. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - July 21, 1981 First flown as 'N56807' - August 14, 1981 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZP - August 18, 1981 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 25, 1981 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - August 27, 1981 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - August 30, 1981 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Hilo - Nauru - Tontouta - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains B. Andrews, J. Phillips This was the 100th Boeing jet airliner to be delivered to Australia Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane (Captain T. May) as AN52 - September 10, 1981 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Captain I. Kingsmill) - October 12, 1986 The aircraft had flown 12,000 hours Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as AN554 - October 17, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Apia - Hilo - Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Captains K. Patton, J. Mee; LAME N. Holden Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - October 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 10, 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N181AW - November 12, 1986 Registered to Wilmington Trust Co, Wilmington, DE Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Converted to America West configuration by TRAMCO at Everett (Paine Field) Operated its final America West revenue service Ontario (California) - Phoenix - January 14, 2002 Placed in open storage at Phoenix before ferrying to Goodyear in the America West livery Sold to Grupo Turistico Magno SA de CV, Mexico t/a Magnicharters - June 2002 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 14, 2002 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-MAE - July 2002 Ferried Goodyear - Monterey on delivery to Magnicharters - July 2002 Current status - ? |
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VH-CZP. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-277.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 1982. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-520.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 20, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-166.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 16, 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-167.) |
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N181AW. America West Airlines - in the standard livery at Tucson Airport, November 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-038.) |